What a trip! Totally exhausted after an intensive 2-day trip. So much to do and so little time, but I still miss my home and work (yes!) and feel great to be back. Slept away the whole Sunday after returning late last night and still wanna sleep more. Check out my Flickr photos in this trip.

Recommendations:

Lacucina Italiana (我的意大利廚房）- Excellent food and service at an affordable price
Address: Rua do Pai Kok No. 6-12, Chun Fok Village, Wai Heng Kok, R/C, Loja AD-AF, Taipa, Macau. Just 10-min walk from Venetian Hotel. Next to a hospital (鏡湖醫院). Tel: 2882 7818

皇冠小館 - Yummy crab congee
Address: 澳門水坑尾街 310 號 A 地下. Tel: 28372248

Today is going to be a long day at work, as every one is trying out clear all tasks so we would be able to enjoy our trip in Macau on Friday. Yes, I am going to watch Roger Federer v Pete Sampras at the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel on Saturday!!! It’s so difficult to get ferry tickets for that day so I guess there will be a full house in the stadium. My parents and brother have already visited Venetian before and I only heard praises, so I am really looking forward to this weekend. Fingers crossed for my upcoming SkyWalk photos on the Macau Tower!

After four full days, I am totally exhausted. Getting up early every day is not that difficult as it turns out (I was the first one arriving in 2 out of 4 days), but having to really focus for so many hours continuously is. Luckily we spent most of the time on court, so I didn’t (couldn’t) fall asleep - though I yawned a lot. I confess that I didn’t focus 100% all the time (especially when the translator was speaking), but I did listen to everything and jotted a fair amount of notes for later review.

So what did I learn? That was a lot, I don’t think I would repeat here. But in a short summary: I learned how to be a tennis coach for beginners. I also learned that you don’t have to play well to be a coach for beginners; on the other hand you can’t be a coach just because you play well. It was an enjoyable experience for me as a whole, it was something that I was interested in but not very familiar with, and at the same time I didn’t have any pressure (unlike exam in school) because I don’t intend to become a tennis coach seriously.

Examination will be in February, so I got quite a lot of time to study and practice everything I’ve learned. Listen - every one who has ever asked me to teach him/her tennis - your dream will soon come true, because I need to practice and would need to have some “students” to work on. There are two requirements though: 1) you must be a beginner in tennis, preferably with no experience at all. 2) you must not expect anything. Sounds good? Sign up now!

For now, it’s time to put on some whitening masks on my face and then go back to work!

Just like many spontaneous things I did in the past, I don’t know why I signed up for this Coach Certification Course. It’s expensive, it takes 4 full days and I don’t really benefit from it per se. You know I love my work, so taking 4 full-day off (Friday Nov 16 thru Monday Nov 19) sounds absurd even to myself. Do I love tennis so much that I want to become a coach? Definitely not. I don’t enjoy teaching tennis (or teaching in general), I figure I would never become a tennis coach. So why bother? I guess it’s just my outmost curiosity. That’s my weakness, I’m intrigued. Excitements? Challenges? Bring them on.

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